Many people think that this is a sign of stomach disease or digestive disorders. However, according to doctors, in many cases the cause originates from the very cough.
According to MSc.BS Bui Nguyen Doan Thu - Deputy Head of Internal Medicine Department 1, Children's Hospital 2, nausea after coughing in young children is quite common and often directly related to cough reflexes.
When a child coughs hard or continuously, pressure in the chest and abdomen increases. This pressure can cause the stomach to push food or milk out, causing vomiting after coughing. Therefore, although the symptoms are similar to digestive disorders, the real cause lies in the respiratory tract.
Young children are more likely to experience this condition because the nervous system regulates the cough and vomiting reflexes that are still being completed. When coughs occur rapidly, the vomiting reflex is also easily triggered. In addition, the child's stomach usually contains milk or liquid food, so when coughing hard, this amount of food is easily pushed out.
In such cases, only treating vomiting is often ineffective. If the cough persists, the child may continue to cough and vomit afterwards.
According to doctors, it is important to find and treat the cause of cough. In young children, cough may be caused by respiratory virus infections, bronchitis, pneumonia or due to a lot of phlegm irritating the throat. When the cough is controlled, the phenomenon of vomiting after coughing usually also gradually decreases.
Parents need to take their children to the doctor early if they vomit a lot, cannot hold water to drink, have signs of lethargy, dehydration, high fever or fatigue. This may be a sign of a serious medical condition that needs to be assessed and treated promptly.
Doctors recommend that vomiting after a cough in children is usually not a stomach disease. Identifying the correct cause and controlling the cough will help improve this condition effectively.
